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Egypt: During a TV interview, the president’s health adviser, Mohamed Tag-Eldin, has again warned against the use of e-cigarettes. He said they are not safe and
Egypt: Following the Ministry of Trade and Industry decision 498/2023 and decision 503/2023, the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has published the Procedural and
Egypt: During a TV interview, Mahmoud Shalabi, secretary of fatwa at the Egyptian Fatwa House, addressed the religious perspective on e-cigarettes and heated
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning on Facebook against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that they are addictive and have negative health
Egypt: In a TV interview, Ibrahim El Imbabi, head of the Tobacco Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, said that the division
Egypt: The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued decision 498/2023 and decision 503/2023, approving three standards proposed originally by the Egyptian Organization for Standards
Egypt: The Supreme Council of Universities has decided to ban the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco on university campuses, press reports. The ban
Egypt: Eastern Company, Egypt's largest tobacco producer and a former holder of a monopoly for the production of tobacco products in the country,
Egypt: Law 177/2023 on the amendments to law 67/2016 has been signed by the president and published in the Official Gazette. Under the new
Egypt: Yesterday (29th October), the House of Representatives approved a government-drafted amendment to law 67/2016 stipulating an increase in value-added taxes on tobacco
Egypt: Representative Samira El Gazar (Social Democratic Party) has submitted a briefing request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has told ECigIntelligence it is currently working on three new regulations. The first is an
Egypt: Eastern Company, the former tobacco monopoly and the country's largest tobacco producer, has disclosed that it has received offers from foreign investors to
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) told ECigIntelligence that it is developing two standards for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products.
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has reiterated its warning against the harmful effects of e-cigarettes, saying they cause serious damage to the respiratory and digestive systems, and
Egypt: The president’s health adviser, Mohamed Tag-Eldin, has told TV viewers that e-cigarettes are not good alternatives to smoking, as they can have
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that the argument that they are less harmful
Egypt: Senate representative Mohamed Salah El-Badri warned against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that they can cause severe lung damage and may lead
Egypt: The Senate has passed a bill on "Treating e-cigarettes and heated tobacco reciprocally with regular cigarettes'' during its plenary session today (27th
Egypt: The Customs Authority has released Circular No. 23/2023, clarifying that nicotine-free and nicotine-containing e-liquids are taxed at a rate of EGP2 ($0.06)
Egypt: Representative Ghada Ali, a member of the Nation’s Future Party (ruling party), said in a televised interview that a bill is being
Egypt: Following a discussion on monitoring the sale of vaping products and heated tobacco, especially to minors, as well as enforcing the ban
Egypt: Tomorrow, 28th February, the Health Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives will discuss a briefing request submitted by Representative Ghada Ali
Egypt: The head of the Tobacco Division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, Ibrahim El Imbabi, told a seminar on the controlling of nicotine
Egypt: Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told a press conference that media companies were breaking the tobacco control law by indirectly advertising
Egypt: The Tobacco Division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries is to hold a workshop with e-liquid importers in Cairo tomorrow to discuss
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has tweeted against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that contrary to what is commonly believed, they are not
Egypt: Ashraf Hatem, chairman of the House of Representatives’ Health Committee, has argued that although novel nicotine products pose significant health risks, they
Egypt: In a televised interview, Ahmed Abdel-Maged, secretary of the Senate's Health Committee, said that e-cigarettes are as harmful as smoking. He said tobacco
Egypt: A bill presented by representative Mohamed Emara – secretary of the Youth and Sports Committee – will be discussed by the Senate health
Egypt: A member of the House of Representatives, Ghada Ali, requested a briefing from the Ministers of Health and Supply regarding the negligence
Egypt: On 11th December the Ministry of Local Development announced the entry into force of Law No. 154/2019 on Licensing Stores and Premises.
Egypt: Ayman Abo El-Ela, chair of the parliamentary health committee, ran a seminar today titled “Reducing risks and ways to quit” to raise awareness
Egypt: The Ministry of Local Development has announced that Law No. 154/2019 on Licensing Stores and Premises will come into force on Sunday,
Egypt: The Customs Authority has issued Circular No. 76 of 2022, announcing that the committee formed by Decree No. 516/2021 and responsible for registering
Egypt: In a televised interview, Consumer Protection Agency head Ayman Hossam El-Din warned tobacco retailers about selling their products at inflated prices, saying
Egypt: The Customs Authority has issued a circular making clear that e-cigarette devices that don’t contain liquid are subject only to 14% value
Egypt: Tomorrow, 1st October, is the deadline given to companies manufacturing, importing and distributing tobacco and its alternatives to affix prices on tobacco
Egypt: A circular issued by the Customs Authority makes clear that the General Organisation for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) is responsible for
Egypt: The Ministry of Finance has issued a decree setting out a new process for paying the health insurance tax on tobacco products.
Egypt: The Ministry of Health and Population has tweeted a warning about e-cigarettes, which it says “do not help you quit smoking”. It
Egypt: Today (1st July) the Egyptian Tax Authority published a warning against the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco that do
Egypt: The Egyptian customs authority has published instruction No. 46/2022. Although there is still a degree of discussion, ECigIntelligence understands the instruction prohibits importing
Egypt: The Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has extended to October the deadline for manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco and its alternatives to